my tears are yours


They say not to base your characters off of yourself, and I try not to, but I've always based my character's emotions off of my own. 

I write when I am feeling the most emotional, whether I'm super happy, sad, angry, etc. My character's emotions come from my own, in a way a huge piece of my heart and soul gets captured in my words. My characters understand me more than I understand myself, and that is truly one of the biggest miracles of writing. 

Half of Alex's story has been written through tears, and I hope that in the end it shows and feels real, because it is. 

I'm sorry for this ramble, I'm just going through a lot right now, but here's an (unedited, so forgive any errors) snippet from my current WIP to make up for it: 


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